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Ki o Rahi

Ki o Rahi is a traditional Maori team game from Aotearoa/New Zealand. Teams play with a ki/ball, pou, tupu and roles such as Kioma and Taniwha; regional rules may be negotiated before play.

LevelMain sport FamilyTraditional and Regional Sports CategoryTraditional team ball game

AI-generated illustration: Ki o Rahi — AI-generated illustration

Classification

Category Traditional team ball game

Family Traditional and Regional Sports

Level Main sport

Getting started

Kurzbeschreibung Traditional team game with ki/ball, circular field, pou, tupu and regional rules.

Geeignet für Suitable for people who like team tactics, running lines, passing and culturally rooted game traditions.

Cost Low to medium: ball, field markings, pou/tupu markers and a group are enough. Equipment, hall/field time, school/community or tournament costs. Ki o Rahi community, school, Maori/Aotearoa sport programme or regional tournament.

First progress Basic roles quickly; fluent team play needs several rounds.

Fitness level medium

Was du brauchst

ki/ball
marked circular field
pou
tupu
teams
agreed rules

First steps

clarify ruleset
mark field
explain roles
practise pou and tupu actions

Ki o Rahi community, school, Aotearoa/Maori sport programme or regional tournament.

Clarify contact rules first, keep running lanes clear and scale intensity to group and surface.

Weitere Angaben

Tags ki-o-rahi, maori, aotearoa, regional-rules, traditional-ball-game, ki-o-rahi-maori-team-game, traditionelle-und-regionale-sportarten, traditionelles-team-ballspiel

Rules and format

Die Grundlagen

Ziel

Depending on role, score through pou actions, pawero/zone play or hits on the tupu.

Teilnehmer

Two teams with roles under regional rules.

Teamgröße

By regional rules and competition.

Spielfeld

Circular/zone field with Te Roto, pou, tupu and marked movement/play areas.

Dauer

By agreed match time or tournament rules.

Wertung

Points through pou, tupu and role-specific actions under agreed rules.

Gewinnbedingung

More points after match time or format.

Ausrüstung

ki/ball
pou
tupu
field markings

Wichtige Regelpunkte

zone breach
illegal contact
wrong role/action
agreed rule ignored

Regelquellen

Federations and sources

Ki o Rahi rules kiorahi.com · rules-page · medium
Tamaki Makaurau Ki o Rahi Rules kiorahi.com · regional-rules · medium
IFC Ki o Rahi Rules 2021 University of Auckland · rules-pdf · medium